By
Shane Goodman Publisher/Editor
While we are smack-dab in the midst of class
warfare, the timing of our annual celebration
of martinis seems even oddly fitting.
During the 1976 presidential campaign, Democratic
candidate Jimmy Carter condemned the "three-martini
lunch" as elaborate and expensive meals
that rich business executives partook in while
expensing them as tax deductions. Carter squared
off with President Ford over the issue to point
out the unfairness of the nation's tax laws,
which since have changed twice. Even so, the
term "three-martini lunch" became
negatively linked to the rich.
Ironically, class warfare debates and martinis
have made comebacks. The content of both has
changed — which is obvious in the text of the
presidential debates and the contents of the
martini shakers — but the popularity of each
is undeniable. While consuming gin martinis
at lunch may be viewed as excessive or problematic
today, sampling vodka martinis after dinner
on a Friday evening while enjoying live music
and food bites is just plain fun. So in celebration
of this fabled drink, we ask you to join us
this Friday from 5-9 p.m. at West Glen. Look
inside for details. CV
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